Structure · 90 of 153 by permit count
Municipal Shelter building permits in Toronto
The City of Toronto has 201 building permits on municipal shelter structures on record for Toronto, going back to 2004. Those permits created 12 homes and removed 0, a net change of +12. Declared construction value totals $219.4M. Half of the 158 permits issued here came through within 35 days of the application. The most recent permit was applied for Oct 16, 2026 at 68 Sheppard Ave W.
- Permits on record
- 2012004–2026
- Declared construction value
- $219.4Mas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 12dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 0net +12
- Typical wait
- 35 days8 days slower than the city
Permits issued per year
20042026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- CR40.8% of permits · by-law 40.10
- In detached-house zones
- 11.6%26.4% below the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 147of 201 on record
The zoning categories the permits in Municipal Shelter fall in, under Zoning By-law 569-2013. These are the City's own category names. This counts permits, not land: it says where the building work happened under which rules, not how the area is carved up. What each zone allows, and what gets built in it.
Most common work
Structures worked on
Postal areas
Most recent permits
| Issued | Address | Work | What was filed | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | 68 Sheppard Ave W | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Construct a new 6 storey emergency shelter - mix of sleeping areas and amenity spaces (4th floor resisdent terrace) and 1 loading space. | — | Open |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 68 Sheppard Ave W | Partial Permit - Shoring | Part Permit - Construct a new 6 storey emergency shelter - mix of sleeping areas and amenity spaces (4th floor resisdent terrace) and 1 loading space. | — | Open |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 68 Sheppard Ave W | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Construct a new 6 storey emergency shelter - mix of sleeping areas and amenity spaces (4th floor resisdent terrace) and 1 loading space. | — | Open |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 68 Sheppard Ave W | Inside and Outside Drains | Drain - Construct a new 6 storey emergency shelter - mix of sleeping areas and amenity spaces (4th floor resisdent terrace) and 1 loading space. | $75K | Open |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 68 Sheppard Ave W | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Construct a new 6 storey emergency shelter - mix of sleeping areas and amenity spaces (4th floor resisdent terrace) and 1 loading space. | — | Open |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 68 Sheppard Ave W | New Building | Construct a new 6 storey emergency shelter - mix of sleeping areas and amenity spaces (4th floor resisdent terrace) and 1 loading space. | $34.0M | New build |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 4680 Kingston Rd | Fire Alarm | Proposed Fire alarm upgrades to existing 2-storey + basement shelter with reference to Section 11 of the OBC (the performance of the fire alarm system shall be at least equal to the performance level prior to this alteration). Fire alarm work only, no changes to other systems (partition, ceiling, HV | $45K | Open |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 4674 Kingston Rd | Fire Alarm | Upgrading the existing fire alarm system to an existing city shelter.Fire alarm and emergency lighting upgrades to existing 1-storey shelter with reference to Section 11 of the OBC (the performance of the fire alarm system shall be at least equal to the performance level prior to this alteration). F | $75K | Open |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 1220 Wilson Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Construct a 6-storey municipal shelter (HSCIS) containing 80 beds and support space | — | Open |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 1220 Wilson Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Construct a 6-storey municipal shelter (HSCIS) containing 80 beds and support space | — | Open |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 1220 Wilson Ave | Site Service | Site Services - Construct a 6-storey municipal shelter (HSCIS) containing 80 beds and support space | $75K | Open |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 1220 Wilson Ave | New Building | Construct a six storey municipal shelter (HSCIS) containing 80 beds and a support space. | $37.6M | New build |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 1220 Wilson Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Construct a 6-storey municipal shelter (HSCIS) containing 80 beds and support space | — | Open |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 2 Buttonwood Ave | Interior Alterations | Proposal for interior alterations to the basement, first and second floor to change use the use from a home for the aged to a family shelter. | $10.5M | Open |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 2 Buttonwood Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to the basement, first and second floor to change use the use from a home for the aged to a family shelter.(includes interior renovations, limited exterior modifications, and a reduction in parking from 33 to 22 spaces) | — | Open |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 1615 Dufferin St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for renovation of 2-storey offices building into youth shelter. New additions include a 2-storey entrance vestibule, a 1-storey clerestory window to the basement, a 1-storey waste storage room, a new elevator, and high performance overcladding wrapping the existing building envelope. | — | Open |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 2 Buttonwood Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to the basement, first and second floor to change use the use from a home for the aged to a family shelter.(includes interior renovations, limited exterior modifications, and a reduction in parking from 33 to 22 spaces) | — | Open |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 1615 Dufferin St | Partial Permit - Foundation | Part Permit - Proposal for renovation of 2-storey offices building into youth shelter. New additions include a 2-storey entrance vestibule, a 1-storey clerestory window to the basement, a 1-storey waste storage room, a new elevator, and high performance overcladding wrapping the existing building en | — | Closed |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 1615 Dufferin St | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal for renovation of 2-storey offices building into youth shelter. New additions include a 2-storey entrance vestibule, a 1-storey clerestory window to the basement, a 1-storey waste storage room, a new elevator, and high performance overcladding wrapping the existing building envelope | — | Open |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 1615 Dufferin St | Multiple Projects | Proposal for multiple projects to convert existing office building into a youth shelter (multiple additions to west elevation, north-east basement addition, alterations to site features to construct a clearstory window, planting beds and sunken courtyard complete with a ramp, new rooftop canopy, int | $15.0M | Open |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 1615 Dufferin St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for renovation of 2-storey offices building into youth shelter. New additions include a 2-storey entrance vestibule, a 1-storey clerestory window to the basement, a 1-storey waste storage room, a new elevator, and high performance overcladding wrapping the existing building envel | — | Open |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 1615 Dufferin St | Partial Permit - Shoring | Part Permit - Proposal for renovation of 2-storey offices building into youth shelter. New additions include a 2-storey entrance vestibule, a 1-storey clerestory window to the basement, a 1-storey waste storage room, a new elevator, and high performance overcladding wrapping the existing building en | — | Closed |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 2204 Eglinton Ave W | Partial Permit - Shoring | Part Permit - Construct a 6-storey municipal shelter building containing a total of 36 sleeping rooms, for a total of 76 beds. | — | Open |
| Jul 22, 2026 | 1076 Pape Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Roof and window replacements, and exterior wall recladding at youth shelter. Repaving at parking area. Existing mechanical rooftop units will be relocated and reinstated to facilitate roof replacement. | — | Open |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 1076 Pape Ave | Other(BA) | Roof and window replacements, and exterior wall recladding at youth shelter. Repaving at parking area. Existing mechanical rooftop units will be relocated and reinstated to facilitate roof replacement. | $1.0M | Open |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 996 Woodbine Ave | Partial Permit - Foundation | Part Permit - Construction of new 4 storey, 6-unit, metal siding Municipal Shelter Building complete with 1 parking pad at rear (west) of building | — | Open |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 0 THIRD ST | New Building | Proposed 4 - storey municipal shelter with 51 beds and program support space | $26.0M | New build |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 0 THIRD ST | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed 4 - storey municipal shelter with 51 beds and program support space | — | Open |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 0 THIRD ST | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed 4 - storey municipal shelter with 51 beds and program support space | — | Open |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 1615 Dufferin St | Inside and Outside Drains | Drain - Proposal for renovation of 2-storey offices building into youth shelter. New additions include a 2-storey entrance vestibule, a 1-storey clerestory window to the basement, a 1-storey waste storage room, a new elevator, and high performance overcladding wrapping the existing building envelope | $100K | Open |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 60 Brant St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Roof and window replacements to youth shelter. Existing mechanical rooftop mechanical units will be relocated and reinstated to facilitate roof replacement. | — | Open |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 60 Brant St | Other(BA) | Roof and window replacements to youth shelter. Existing mechanical rooftop mechanical units will be relocated and reinstated to facilitate roof replacement. | $1.5M | Open |
| Apr 14, 2026 | 67 Adelaide St E | Building Permit Related(FS) | FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposed alterations - construction of new suspended slab, removal and reconstruction of slab-on-grade & upper roof, installation of new interior partitions & finishes, alterations to existing plumbing, HVAC, and electrical, new exterior EFIS. | — | Open |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 2204 Eglinton Ave W | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Construct a 6-storey municipal shelter building containing a total of 36 sleeping rooms, for a total of 76 beds. | — | Open |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 2204 Eglinton Ave W | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Construct a 6-storey municipal shelter building containing a total of 36 sleeping rooms, for a total of 76 beds. | — | Open |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 2204 Eglinton Ave W | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Construct a 6-storey municipal shelter building containing a total of 36 sleeping rooms, for a total of 76 beds. | — | Open |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 2204 Eglinton Ave W | Site Service | Drain - Construct a 6-storey municipal shelter building containing a total of 36 sleeping rooms, for a total of 76 beds. | $100K | Open |
| Mar 25, 2026 | 2204 Eglinton Ave W | New Building | Construct a 6-storey municipal shelter building containing a total of 36 sleeping rooms, for a total of 76 beds. | $33.0M | New build |
| Mar 19, 2026 | 38 Bathurst St | Fire Alarm | REV 01: Proposal for upgrading existing fire alarm devices and layouts with reference to Section 11 of the OBC (the performance of the fire alarm system shall be at least equal to the performance level prior to this alteration). Fire alarm work only, no other changes (to partition, ceiling, HVAC, et | — | Open |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 2 Buttonwood Ave | Building Permit Related(FS) | FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal for interior alterations to the basement, first and second floor to change use the use from a home for the aged to a family shelter.(includes interior renovations, limited exterior modifications, and a reduction in parking from 33 to 22 spaces) | — | Open |
The 40 most recent of 201 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.